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Story: Hōiho – horses and iwi

Raukawa Cup

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Raukawa Cup

This impressively carved cup was made for the first Raukawa Cup race in 1898, organised by the Ōtaki-Māori Racing Club. In 2008 the club was New Zealand’s only remaining Māori racing club.

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Basil Keane, Hōiho – horses and iwi – Horsemanship, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17823/raukawa-cup (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.